INTOUNI
Registered charity 1118525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC049776 (OSCR)
IntoUniversity aims to address underachievement and social exclusion among young people by offering an integrated programme of out-of-school study, mentoring, aspirational coaching, personal support and, in partnership with universities, specially-devised FOCUS weeks, days and weekends.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with total income of £14,045,220 exceeding total expenditure of £13,822,408. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,786,711, which is within the stated policy target of between three and six months' forecast running costs. The charity holds net assets of £8,270,464 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of forecast running costs (held: £4.8m)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to hold free reserves of between three months’ forecast running costs (currently equal to £3.7m) and six months’ forecast running costs (currently equal to £7.5m).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees.
“Total donations received from Trustees during the year were £1,162,137” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — IntoUniversity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rachel Carr — Chief Executive (source)
- Hannah Purkiss — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Dan Century — Chief Financial Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- RAMOS FUENTENEBRO, Miguel Angel — director, appointed 01/07/2026not on trustee list
- KOTECHA, Nikesh Rasiklal, Dr — director, appointed 01/07/2026not on trustee list
- JAGGER, Denise Nichola — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
- BROWN, Jennifer Anne — director, appointed 14/07/2023on trustee list
- CANAGARAJAH, Cedric Nishanthan, Dr — director, appointed 09/03/2021on trustee list
- MICHAELSEN, Pasha Coupet — director, appointed 10/12/2019on trustee list
- BROOKS, Roderick Hilary — director, appointed 01/07/2019on trustee list
- GRANVILLE, Julian Philip — director, appointed 18/10/2018on trustee list
- KHERAJ, Nilufer — director, appointed 30/09/2014on trustee list
- HENKEL, Christoph — director, appointed 02/07/2014on trustee list
- HAARMANN, Oliver — director, appointed 01/07/2013on trustee list
- WINDSOR, Steve Peter — director, appointed 01/07/2013on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (05/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carl Ludwig Oliver Haarmannchair
- Christoph Henkel
- Denise Nichola Jagger · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr Nik Kotecha
- Jennifer Brown
- Julian Granville
- Miguel Ramos Fuentenebro
- Nilufer Kheraj · trustee of 1 other charity
- Pasha Monique Michaelsen
- Professor Cedric Nishanthan Canagarajah
- Roderick Hilary Brooks
- Steve Windsor
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTOUNI financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with total income of £14,045,220 exceeding total expenditure of £13,822,408. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,786,711, which is within the stated policy target of between three and six months' forecast running costs. The charity holds net assets of £8,270,464 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds INTOUNI?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTOUNI as a grant recipient include IGY FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Q CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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